A birthday card inspired by a colour challenge and made using the Crafting With you Stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Crafting With You card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Crafting With You stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the images from the Crafting With You stamp set.

The Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a fun friendship card for the International Friendship Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The cut & Emboss Machine was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, The sewing machine in Coastal Cabana. Two baskets, one in Old Olive and the other in Garden Green and two lots of wool in Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

All the pieces were glued onto the 5⅝” by 2⅛” strip of Basic White card and mounted this onto the piece of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I lightly drew a line across the Thick Basic White card base in Pencil. Using the small heart from the stamp set I was then stamped along the line using all the colours. The pencil line was then rubbed out. The whole decorated panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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Fun Friendship card – International Friendship Blog Hop

Posted on July 23, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the International Friendship Blog Hop where we are sharing projects themed around friendship. I have made my card using the Filled With Fun and Spotlight on Nature stamp sets.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the fun friendship card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the panel of Meandering Meadows designer series paper (dsp) to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

A piece of Balmy Blue Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was then glued to the Highland Heather card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

The row of flowers from the Filled with Fun stamp set was stamped onto the 3½” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Basic Gray ink.

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I cut out the stamped flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

The flowers were then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto the die cut panel in Blueberry Bushel ink and the panel was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Thoughtful Journey card

Posted on July 21, 2024July 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder today and have used it to emboss a panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp.

Colours in this card are:

Very Vanilla

Wild Wheat

Mossy Meadow

To recreate the embossed thoughtful journey card, you will need:

Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Very Vanilla card – 3” by 2”

Using the Changing Leaves Dies, I embossed the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The embossed panel was then adhered to the Mossy Meadow panel and wrapped a length of Pecan Pie Centre Striped Ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was then added to the Very Vanilla card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The sentiment, from the My Small Business stamp set, was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

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A stunning thank you card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects from Stampin' Up!

Autumnal Tree card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on July 20, 2024July 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of our online exclusive offerings. I have made my Autumnal thank you card using the Frosted Forest Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the autumnal tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Meandering Meadows dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅞” by ⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the piece of Meandering Meadows dsp to the front of the Thick Basic White card base. The strip of Pecan Pie card was added, next to the dep strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects to make a stunning thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Countryside Corners Dies I a cut a label from the 4¾” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

The large tree image was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto a scrap piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects to make a stunning thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I placed Mask 1 over the stamped tree and added Pecan Pie ink to the trunk and branches of the tree. Mask 2 placed next and I lightly added Old Olive ink, with a Blending Brush, to parts of the tree canopy. Lastly, using Blending Brushes, I added Cajun Craze used to some of the remaining uncoloured areas and Cherry Cobbler to the remainder.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects to make a stunning thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The final Mask, number 3 was then placed in position. I squeezed some of the Gold Metallic Enamel Effects onto the Mask and used a Spatula to scrap the gold over the mask and into the negative space. The mask was then removed and the panel allowed to dry. The mask and spatula were then washed with warm water to remove the Enamel Effects. When it was dry I die cut the tree using the Frosted Forest Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects to make a stunning thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ image from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the die cut label in Old Olive ink. The die cut tree was then glued in position and the label was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink and a gold bird added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Frosted Forest stamp set, Dies and co-ordinating Masks used with Gold Enamel effects to make a stunning thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A pretty card made for a special someone using the gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Changing Leaves card

Posted on July 20, 2024July 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have been playing with the Changing Leaves stamp set which is one of the new online exclusives this week and am showing one of the cards I made.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the changing leaves card, you will need:

Wild Wheat card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White and Misty Moonlight card

I inked the large leafy image with Wild Wheat ink and stamped it onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I stamped it again with the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for a special someone

The longer leafy sprig was stamped, twice, with Misty Moonlight ink. The maple leaf was then stamped using Pool Party ink to fill in the gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for a special someone

The stamped panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer and then to one of the larger. A piece of Diagonal Striped White Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and the whole piece was added to the Wild Wheat card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for a special someone

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies. I also die cut 2 other labels and cut them in half, one longwise and the other across the middle and glued them to the back of the stamped label. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for a special someone

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 -2025 In Colour Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for a special someone

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A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Inspiring Snapdragon Card

Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have made a sweet get-well card using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set and some bright and happy colours.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Lemon Lolly

Melon Mambo

To recreate the inspiring snapdragon card, you will need:

Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Melon Mambo card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Taking the longest flower spike, I stamped around the edges of the Lemon Lolly card front with Lemon Lolly ink creating a tone-on-tone textured look.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

At the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

The long flower spike was then stamped above the sentiment, in the centre of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Melon Mambo ink. The other 2 flower spikes were then stamped, one on either side with Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

I stamped the dragonfly in 3^rd generation Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and tied in a bow. The whole piece was mounted onto the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

A scattering of Shiny Sequins finished the card.

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A lovely card made for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Butterflies card

Posted on July 17, 2024July 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop where we are sharing……….surprise, surprise…… birthday cards. I have used the pretty Sketched Butterflies stamp set and dies to make a sweet birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday butterflies card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Pretty Peacock ink, I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly and two of the smaller butterflies were stamped on scrap Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The butterflies were then die cut using the Sketched Butterflies Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly was coloured using the Pool Party and Pretty Peacock Blend Pens.

I used the Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather Blends Pends to colour both of the smaller butterflies. The bodies of all the butterflies were coloured with a Gray Granite Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

I shaped the butterflies wings with my Bone Folder and laid them in position on the card front. Using the ‘dotty image’ from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and Pool Party ink, I added some dotty texture under the small butterflies. All three butterflies were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

A Purple Shimmer Gem was added to the body of each butterfly and a couple of extra’s scattered around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

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A pretty birthday card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up!

Spotlight on Nature card

Posted on July 16, 2024July 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card a pretty card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set and the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Spotlight on Nature card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Country Lace dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Calypso Coral & Lost Lagoon

The panel of designer series paper (dsp) was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card. A length of White Diagonal Striped ribbon was wrapped around the layer and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies used to make a pretty birthday card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the floral image onto the 3½” square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies used to make a pretty birthday card

I used the Lost Lagoon Blends Pens to colour in the leaves and the Calypso Coral and Petal Pink Blends Pens for the flowers then die cut the panel using one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I mounted the die cut circle onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies used to make a pretty birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped in Versamark Ink onto a scrap of Lost Lagoon card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and adhered the Lost Lagoon piece to a scrap of Calypso Coral card which I trimmed down. The whole piece was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies used to make a pretty birthday card

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearls from the trio pack and a ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set and Dies used to make a pretty birthday card

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Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Sketched Butterflies Class Projects

Posted on July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards designed for my July 2024 classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in these cards are:

Butterfly Fun Fold card

Lost Lagoon card – 8¾” by 4⅛”– scored at 5⅞”
Pool Party – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic White – 5½” by 3⅞”
Basic White – 4” by 2⅝”
Pool Party – 3⅞” by 2½” – embossed with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Highland Heather 4” by 3¾” – Die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies
Basic White – 4” by 4” – – Die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies
Highland Heather Glimmer – 4” by ½”
Scrap Basic White

We glued the embossed Pool Party panel to the 4” by 2⅝” piece of Basic White card and then to the front flap of the Lost Lagoon card base. The strip of Glimmer Paper was added to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The large piece of Basic White card was glued to the large Pool Party panel and added to the inside of the card. We then stamped a small butterfly in the upper right-hand corner of the back panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the Basic White Deckled Rectangle. We stamped a scattering of dottage, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, randomly onto the Basic White Deckled Rectangle. The rectangle was then glued to the Highland Heather Deckled Rectangle. The left-hand side of this panel was then glued to the front flap of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The large butterfly and a small butterfly were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. We coloured in the images with the following Blends Pens – Petunia Pop, Highland Heather, Pool Party and Smoky Slate. The butterflies were then die cut and added them to the card front.

Embossed Butterflies card

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Lost Lagoon – 2⅛” by 1⅜”
Basic White – 2½ by 1¾” – Die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

The smallest butterfly was randomly stamped onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. This panel was then embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. This panel was then glued to the larger Lost Lagoon layer, a piece of Petunia Pop Ribbon was wrapped around and secured on the back with Sellotape. We then added the panel to the Petunia Pop card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut white label. This was glued to the small piece of Lost Lagoon card and was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The medium sized butterfly was stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, die cut using the Sketched Butterflies Dies and coloured using the Petunia Pop, Highland Heather, Pool Party and Smoky Slate Blend Pens. The butterfly was then added to the card front.

Large Butterfly card

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

Using a Blending Brush, we added Petunia Pop to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and added dotage using Pool Party ink. The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped towards the bottom of the panel in Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

This layer was the adhered to the Pool Party panel and then to the Highland Heather card front.

The large butterfly was stamped in Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and it was die cut and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

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The Rustic Crate stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a Christmas card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Rustic Christmas Crate – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2024July 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired to make a Christmas card using a sketch and colour challenge.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the rustic crate card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 4”
Garden Green card – 5” by 3”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the poinsettia image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Real Red card base using Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The poinsettia image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 3”. I stamped the same image onto a Post It note, taking care to stamp part of the image onto the sticky part. I used scissors to cut out this image to use as a mask.

Placing the mask over the stamped image, I stamped the wooden crate over the bottom of the image using Pecan Pie ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Real Red and Granny Apple Green. The flower centres were coloured using a Garden Green Stampin Write Marker from the Regals Collection. I grounded the image with a Crumb Cake Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Countryside Corners Dies I die cut the stamped and coloured image and added it to a slightly larger label die cut from the Garden Green layer using the Countryside Corner Dies. The two labels were adhered together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut a larger label from the 5½” by 4” panel of Basic White card using the same dies. I wrapped a length of checked ribbon around the label, securing it on the back with Sellotape. I glued it to the Real Red card front. The stamped panel was added on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink. I cut it down, flagged the end and added it to the card front. A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems and a ribbon bow completed the card.

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